#To quote Oscar Wilde 'the truth is rarely pure and never simple'

[londonlock]

ok so let’s talk about how mycroft didn’t know who said “the truth is rarely pure and never simple”. no offence but how did mycroft’s superb memory not remember a quote from “the importance of being earnest”, play that HE took part in like. idk what he said specifically in tst but when he was like “oh this country is this amount of kilometres wide” or whatever like. he knows that unusable random highly unknown fact and yet he forgets an actual memory? not just a memory but a play with lines that must have been drilled into him? or was this all a big set-up so that john could demonstrate that he knows oscar wilde. so john can have that Bisexual Moment. is that it

[stevespookington]

Ted Lasso S3E6, Sunflowers. A friendly match takes the team to Amsterdam, where one night out unlocks truths for many.

Or, from sunflowers to Wilde to Whitman to Van Gogh and back to sunflowers once again.

Her Voice

"Oscar and sunflowers are a valid conjunction because perhaps no figure in history has been associated with a single flower as closely as Oscar Wilde was associated with the sunflower in 1882, when he visited the flower’s native America for the entire year." (Oscar Wilde’s Reception in Kansas and the Sunflower Soirée)

"Manufacturers of household items such as wallpaper, paint, and thread created thousands of business cards depicting Wilde in a variety of poses and postures, typically with sunflowers and lilies, the flowers that became his hallmark — he became known as 'The Sunflower Apostle.'" (The Wilde Woman and the Sunflower Apostle: Oscar Wilde in the United States)

Wilde has been mentioned in relation to Ted Lasso before in this interview with James Lance.

Regarding Oscar Wilde, is there any work of his that you would like to be in, any plays or any of the stories of his or even like a you know biographical thing — anything of his that you would like to to be involved in?

I don’t know — all I know is that the most interesting bit of Oscar Wilde’s material that I’ve read so far is the transcript to the court case, the trial, when he got sentenced. I think his last words were as he was walking out the door, “Is there nothing more I can say,” as he was being shunted downstairs for two years hard labor, which was ultimately kind of a death sentence.

Which is the interview that gave us:

In addition, there is a program of one of Wilde's plays in the Van Gogh Museum.

Theatre programme for Raphaël by Romain Coolus and Salomé by Oscar Wilde (Théâtre de l'Oeuvre, 11 February 1896) in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. In Sunflowers, there will be many truths unlocked.

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

No reporters were invited to witness the meeting between Whitman and Wilde. This was a strange choice for two dandyish men who loved self-promotion, but it was a canny one: they would each give separate interviews afterwards, and double the attention they received. In the two hours they’d spent together, both said they’d had a very pleasant time. “One of the first things I said was that I should call him ‘Oscar,’“ Whitman told a reporter afterwards. “’I like that so much,’ he answered, laying his hand on my knee. He seemed to me like a great big, splendid boy.” When Wilde Met Whitman. (and also, A Wilde and Whitman One Night Stand?)

'"Be Curious, Not Judgmental" ― (Not) Walt Whitman. Quoted by Ted during the dart game in season 1.

All is Truth.

In 1888, Vincent Van Gogh wrote of Whitman in a letter, “He sees in the future, and even in the present, a world of healthy, carnal love, strong and frank- of friendship- of work- under the great starlit vault of heaven a something of which after all one can only call God- and eternity in it’s place above this world.” (Traces of Whitman in Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”)

Sunflowers, study (F377), Oil on canvas, 21 x 27 cm, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

Venus False Sunflower has masses of beautiful yellow daisy flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its serrated oval leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Many consider Sundance Kid to be the oldest dwarf sunflower. The small plant reaches a maximum of two feet, and it has semi-double leaves that are red and yellow, with a small brown disc in the middle. Sundance Kid flowers early and is easy to grow. It continues to flower longer than most sunflowers, allowing you to enjoy the beauty they add to your home for a longer time.

“The sunflower is mine in a way.” ― Vincent van Gogh

[captain-kraken]

Happy STS, Kraken!

Can you give me one quote - from your story or just a famous quote - that perfectly encapsulates Blue Blood?

Happy STS! Thanks for the ask :)

Ooh, there's quite a few quotes that would work but I think I'll go with this one by Oscar Wilde:

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

There are a lot of secrets throughout Blue Blood, and the truth is never just a simple answer. People are complicated, and so are the lies they tell, to themselves and others.

Especially when they're telling those lies to protect the same people that they're telling them to.

[cmbynwritingfests]

CMBYN Drabble Challenge | Prompt #25

Hi!

For our new prompt we have a quote : “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” - Oscar Wilde.

As always, there is no minimum word count for a drabble and no strict maximum word count. The preferred maximum word count is 500, but entries over 500 words are more than welcome too!

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[knoansw]

38 Best Inspirational Quotes About Truth

38 Best Inspirational Quotes About Truth

Get here the list of some best inspirational quotes about the truth that will motivate you to live an honest and truthful life. Truth Quotes About Life 1. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” ― Mark Twain 2. “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ― Oscar Wilde 3. “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” ― Mark…

[ninetimesbluedemo]

*watching The Final Problem*

Wow, John was really ready for his last words to be an Oscar Wilde quote.

[postersbykeith]

[thewildetyme]

your favorite quote of all time?

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

— Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest.

[agent-lol19]

Oscar Wilde quotes that are making me feel things right now.

“You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.”

“There seemed to be something tragic in a friendship so coloured by romance.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

“In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

“Illusion is the first of all pleasures.”

“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.”

“All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.”

“Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.”

“It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still love it.”

“I can resist everything except temptation.”

“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there once was something tragic.”

“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”

“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”

“Actual life was chaos, but there was something terribly logically in the imagination…”

“The curves of your lips rewrite history.”

“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”

“Some things are more precious because they don’t last.”

Why I posted this

My life is in a weird place right now. I feel like every move I make is a contradiction, but Oscar Wilde thrived on contradictions, and if he can do it, so can I.

[hidinginawell]

Oscar Wilde Quotes I Geek Over

Everything in the world is about sex except sex.  Sex is about power.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

I can resist everything except temptation.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

[daringdarlingdt]

What's your top five quotes ?

Ooh good question and thanks for sending an ask anon!! That said I don’t really memorize quotes much so this is gonna take me a minute and I’ll probably only be able to come up with a few.

I’ve always liked the one “shoot for the moon cuz even if you miss you’ll land among the stars” like idk how inspirational it is but I like that it’s realistic honestly.

Not to be cringey or anything but that one line from Doctor who where he says “in my 900 years of life I’ve never met anyone unimportant” I don’t even know if that’s the right wording but I think that perfectly encapsulates a lot of the values of dr who, especially the RTD era, which is probably why I love the show so much

That one Winston Churchill quote where a woman said smth like “if you were my husband I’d put poison in your tea” and he responds “madam if I were your husband I’d drink it” because I find it absolutely fucking buckwild that Churchill was capable of such scalding roasts omg

Oscar Wilde, one of my favourite people of the past said “the truth is rarely pure and never simple” which sounds super deep but I also just think about it politically. Whether you think about it on a personal or political level the quote kinda sums up how eager people are to see black and white which often means omitting a lot of nuance which would make a more reasonable truth.

“To thine own self be true” Shakespeare. Kinda a classic sentiment. Oscar Wilde also said the whole “be yourself, everyone else is taken” but I think that line’s kinda been done to death and I like the succinctness of Shakespeare’s (a rarity for him) and it has a nice rhythm. Now I believe the actual context is kinda murderous but that’s not important.

You didn’t ask for whys but I thought I’d provide explanations. And I did manage to come up with 5! Yay me!

[booknerdsammi]

Bookworm Quote of the Day:

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

—The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

Angelonia, Arum-Lily, Aster? Sorry for not putting in the questions, love you!

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?

right now probably The Witcher

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?

see, this is such an interesting question to me because 1) i have almost no idea what its asking and 2) the situations to which is could apply are nigh unccountable

off the top of my head, if i saw a someone on the side of the road broke down, i would probably stop to help. in the dark i would not

i have been known to pay for the car behind me in a drive throughs food, especially if i can see that its a mother with children, but i have also been known to pretend i cannot hear people asking me to sign petitions i dont understand

so like??? idk i guess, it really depends on the exact situation

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” - Oscar Wilde

[rp-meme-central]

Oscar Wilde quotes - sentence starters

1. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” 

2. “There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” 

3. “True friends stab you in the front.” 

4. “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” 

5. “My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s.” 

6. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” 

7. “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” 

8. “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” 

9. “I can resist anything except temptation.” 

10. “Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing!” 

11. “Memory is the diary that we all carry with us.” 

12. “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.” 

13. “It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.” 

14. “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has ever known.” 

15. “I have the simplest of tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” 

16. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” 

17. “I am so clever that sometimes I do not understand a single word of what I am saying.” 

18. “I can never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the _____.” 

19. “You can never be overdressed or over-educated.”

20. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” 

21. “If one cannot enjoying reading a book over and over again, there is no point in reading it at all.” 

22. “I don’t want to go to Heaven. None of my friends are there.” 

23. “Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” 

24. “The heart was made to be broken.” 

25. “With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” 

26. “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” 

27. “Who, being loved, is poor?” 

28. “I have nothing to declare except my genius.” 

29. “Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” 

30. “Whenever people agree with me, I always feel I must be wrong.” 

31. “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.” 

32. “The world is a stage and the play is badly cast.” 

33. “To get back my youth, I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” 

34. “The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” 

35. “Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.” 

36. “An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” 

37. “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.” 

38. “There is no sin except stupidity.” 

[easyluckyfree45]

Hey babes! For the ask game 📝 🎥

Darling!!! Thanks for sending in another ask!

📝 Fave quote - so the Jane Austen one I have on my profile AND "The truth is rarely pure and never simple" from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

I answered the movie one already but another favorite movie is Cabin in the Woods. I can watch this movie a thousand times and never get sick of it.

[just-another-humanbean]

27.07.2020

Today’s a very productive day. Jasmine in the rooftop garden blossomed, so i put one of those lovelies beside my desk. 

Quote of the day: “Truth is rarely pure, and never simple” – Oscar Wilde. With all due respect to one of the greatest poets of all time, i often find the truth itself to be deceptively simple. It’s the path of getting there that proves to be treacherous.